The rise, fall and resurrection of soft spaces? The regional governance of transport policy in Wales

Figures & data

Figure 1. Eight county councils post the Local Government Act 1972.

Figure 2. Twenty-two unitary authorities post the local government reorganization in 1996.

Figure 3. Regional transport consortia post-2003.

Table 1. Regional transport consortia – key attributes.

Regional transport consortia	Year formed (formally constituted)	Constituent authorities	Regional transport plan budget 2011–12 (£ millions) (% of national allocation)	Mid-year population estimates, 2010 (% of the national population)	Population density (/km^2)
Sewta	2003 (2004)	10	11.456 (42.4%)	1,452,022 (48.3%)	517.50
SWWITCH	1998 (2005)	4	6.128 (22.7%)	667,696 (22.2%)	138.80
TraCC	2002 (2007)	6	3.359 (12.4%)	240,328 (8.0%)	28.30
Taith	2002 (2004)	3	6.067 (22.5%)	646,384 (21.5%)	138.92

Sources: StatsWales; and Research and Information Unit, Gwynedd Council.

Figure 4. Local transport plans.

Figure 5. Corporate joint committee boundaries.